Agreed on both accounts. If beating a bunch of high profile teams isn't enough to at least crack the MM Top 25 or get some kind of attention, I'm not sure what else I have to do. I guess only winning 11 total out of conference games the past three seasons has not gotten Drexel any attention either.
at UNC Wilmington: W 87-76
at Georgia State: W 81-66


Towson Runs into a Brick Wall
After a quick road trip, the Dragons return to the friendly confines of the Daskalakis Center where a season high ~1200-1300 fans are in attendance to watch them take on Okpwae and the Towson Tigers. But what they ended up coming to instead was a block party.
The Dragons' 11-3 block advantage, led by Femi Ramsey's season high 5 blocks, fueled a number of transition baskets that helped Drexel break the game open and earn another well deserved 88-73 conference victory.
Once again the Drexel front line dominated the paint, and with Cottrill being able to spell Sow or Ramsey as needed there was no way the Tigers could match up with the Dragons' depth. That said, another development from this game bears watching: Perry McCarthy may be developing some shooting woes. Although he has been able to penetrate to hit some layups, his jump shots continue to either be blocked because of his slow release or hit the rim when they do make it to the basket. McCarthy has only hit 1 three pointer in his last 3 games.
For now, it looks like the Dragons are doing quite well with McCarthy distributing the ball. And tonight it worked for Ramsey and Co., as Towson's star player Okpwae is far more of an offensive threat then a post defender. But tough challenges lie ahead.
Jan 5, 2014 - TOW at DREX | |||
TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | SCORE |
Towson (7-6) | 42 | 31 | 73 |
Drexel (13-3) | 52 | 36 | 88 |
Towson | |||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
T. Chapman | 25 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
D. Green | 25 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
A. Giergen | 24 | 7-18 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
J. Flash | 24 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
E. Okpwae | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
D. Cowen | 6 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
F. Crumbley | 13 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
S. Augstin | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
M. Geddes | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
R. Carlson | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
D. Conor | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
C. Warzynski | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
TEAM TOTALS | 30-73 | 4-17 | 9-15 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 73 |
Drexel | ||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
P. McCarthy | 22 | 2-10 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
D. Richard | 17 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Payton | 18 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 0-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
D. Sow | 18 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
F. Ramsey | 18 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
T. Cottrill | 12 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
D. Marsh | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
G. McLaughlin | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
S. Manojlovic | 12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
R. Burnette | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Quick | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEAM TOTALS | 40-78 | 3-12 | 5-14 | 37 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 88 |
Coach West: I'm pleased with our overall effort, but we're going to have to practice our foul shooting. I can't believe we nearly shot 33%, that's horrible. If this were a closer game we'd be in trouble. Especially when some of our best jump shooters cannot get the ball in the basket with no hand in their faces.
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